Booking will soon be available for our up-coming Learning Development Workshops. If you have any questions, please just email the LDC and ask.
To attend a workshop, please book a place in advance as spaces are limited. All workshops will be 1 hour and you will receive a reminder the day before which will include the room number.
If you have booked a place, but could no longer attend, please cancel your booking using the instructions in the booking email confirmation or by emailing LDC_HLS@gcu.ac.uk as soon as possible to allow other students to book that place.
Note: If you have any additonal access needs, please email the LDC_HLS@gcu.ac.uk and let us know.
Suitable for all but especially new students
Academic writing conventions
The essay writing process
Watch workshop video if you can not attend.
Suitable for all but especially new students
English for Academic Purposes focussed session
Strategies for notetaking in lectures/seminars
Tips on being an active/intentional listener
Suitable for all
Structuring written work
Constructing paragraphs
Common mistakes
Suitable for all
Why reflection?
Models of reflection
Reflective assessments
Watch workshop video if you can not attend.
Suitable for all but especially new students
English for Academic Purposes focussed session
Strategies for reading and note-taking
Tips on being an active reader
Suitable for all but especially new students
Understanding the structure of journal articles
How you can engage with articles to improve your understanding and submissions
Suitable for all
How anxiety interferes with academic performance
What you can do to feel more in control and think more positively
Suitable for all
Defining critical thinking
Critical reading
Critical writing
Suitable for all
Planning
Delivery
Dealing with nerves
Suitable for all but especially new students
When and why you should reference
Avoiding plagiarism
Using academic sources
Suitable for all
Understanding what procrastination really is
What you can do to overcome procrastination and writer’s block
Suitable for all
Things to consider during the editing and proof-reading process
Suitable for all
Study techniques
What to do during your exam
Different types of exams
Watch workshop video if you can not attend.